The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 12nd, 2023 morning edition

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Ten of the people killed in Mexico state were members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, and the rest were local farmers, Ten of the people killed in Mexico state were members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, and the rest were local farmers, Mexican authorities said .

The clash happened on the afternoon of December 8 after members of La Familia Michoacana announced a rise in the extortion tax to the group of farmers in the small rural town of Texcaltitlán.

The farmers were already each paying a Mexican peso per square meter (around $.060) to the criminal group.

The cartel now wanted double, according to The clash happened on the afternoon of December 8 after members of La Familia Michoacana announced a rise in the extortion tax to the group of farmers in the small rural town of Texcaltitlán.

A different video shows several charred bodies inside two white pickup trucks, allegedly members of La Familia Michoacana cartel. »

Special counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide if Trump is immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

Authored by nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to immediately step in to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

The Supreme Court decides which cases it hears, so it is not required to take up the case.

Smith asked the court to order Trump to respond by Dec. 18 and then immediately act on his request. »

High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand

Authored by npr.org

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's ban on conversion therapy of minors.

In doing so, the court left standing a lower court decision that upheld the state's ban on a therapy that the American Medical Association says "is not based on medical and scientific evidence.".

The court's decision not to hear the case Monday included no reasons, as is standard when it denies a case. »

Video: Sneezes from Christmas tree lead woman to hidden possum

Authored by fox13news.com

A woman who heard sneezes coming from inside her artificial Christmas tree found an unwanted guest when she investigated.

"I have no idea how this possum got in my house and up into my tree," she said.

Another video shows a close-up of the possum with the woman saying, "Little buddy, how did you get in my house and into my tree without me noticing? »